On 6/27/06, Tommy Li tommycli@ucla.edu wrote:
I'm developing a piece of software not connected with Wikipedia or Mediawiki. Is it legal to use the same markup system Mediawiki has?
If you're releasing it under the GPL, definitely. Otherwise, probably. I shouldn't think MediaWiki's markup system is anywhere near creative enough to merit copyright, particularly given the interoperability concerns that would oppose such a copyright claim.